Orphan Care

She lay quietly on the bed. A slip of a woman. Nothing but skin, bones and track marks up and down her arms from IV drug use. Eyes downcast, barely able to lift her heavy head from sagging shoulders, she […]

When I was in high school, I was bound and determined to become a Broadway star. And in my book, grade point average didn’t really matter for a starlet heading to New York City. So I didn’t give two hoots about […]

I remember a time in middle school when my friend was slapped by her mom. Apparently she had turned up her nose at whatever was being offered for dinner that night. Frustrated, her mom asked her how she would like […]

A little boy comes running toward me, his eyes bright with glee. Jackson* throws his arms around my waist for a quick squeeze then climbs into the van to join my kids. His mom, Tonya, smiles shyly and we work […]

Last weekend we hosted a little girl for a few days. We didn’t know much about the situation other than there was recently some major trauma in her and her mother’s life and the mom needed some rest. I thought […]

I catch my breath. I can’t believe what I am reading. Surely this can’t be right. When I read “Counties fielded reports of possible child abuse or neglect an average of seven times an hour last year in Minnesota, one […]